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Keep On Your Mean Side (Import) (CD)

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The Kills Artist Snapshot:

After the dissolution of bouncy `90s Florida punk outfit Discount, lead singer Allison Mosshart moved to London to team up with Brit Jamie Hince. Under the ghost names VV & Hotel, the pair formed The Kills, an indie-rock outfit whose gritty guitar riffs and sexually charged call-and-response vocals captured the attention of Domino Records. The band's 2003 debut, KEEP ON YOUR MEAN SIDE, immediately enthralled critics on both sides of the Atlantic; the even rougher, sparser follow-up, NO WOW, kept the buzz alive. MIDNIGHT BOOM (2008) furthered the Kills' reputation as the duo smoothed out the edges while the undercurrent of rock chaos remained.

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Track Listing

DISC 1 for Keep On Your Mean Side (Import) (CD) Album By The Kills (Artist)
1   Superstition - (studio)  
2   Cat Claw - (studio)  
3   Pull A U - (studio)  
4   Kissy Kissy - (studio)  
5   Fried My Little Brains - (studio)  
6   Hand - (studio)  
7   Hitched - (studio)  
8   Black Rooster - (studio)  
9   Wait - (studio)  
10   Fuck The People - (studio)  
11   Monkey 23 - (studio)  
12   Gypsy Death And You - (studio)  
13   Dropout Boogie - (studio)  
14   Gum - (studio)  
 

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Review

Rolling Stone (5/15/03, p.130) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...The Kills are on intimate terms with betrayal and decay, and they make dark, kick-ass garage rock out of it..."
Magnet (4/03, p.95) - "...'Superstition' and 'Pull A U' recall PJ Harvey's rawer moments, that sense of enraged detachment smashing a cool front..."
CMJ (04/07/03, p.8) - "...No brotherly love and puppy dogs here....Simple, repetitive guitar riffs and vocals that are spit as often as they are sung..."
Mojo (Publisher) (01/01/04, p.58) - Ranked #23 in Mojo's "The Best of 2003"
Mojo (Publisher) (5/03, p.89) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...A record of substance, one that stands head and shoulders above today's garage bashers. Bruised and psychotic, it's a testament to the unstoppability and violence of human desire..."

Title Note

The Kills: Jamie Hotel (vocals, guitar, viola, harmonica, organ, drums, programming); V.V. Alison (vocals, guitar).

The critically acclaimed first album by U.S. rock band, The Kills.

Japanese release includes two extra songs and a video.

CD contains 2 bonus tracks.

This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.

The first full-length album by the Kills, 2003's KEEP ON YOUR MEAN SIDE offers up a stirring collection of trans-Atlantic indie-blues/punk. Consisting of Floridian singer/guitarist Alison "VV" Mosshart and London-based singer/multi-instrumentalist Jamie "Hotel" Hince, the duo superficially warrant their many White Stripes comparisons, but the Kills' strong Velvet Underground and Pretenders leanings set them comfortably apart from Jack and Meg White. While the woozy "Kissy Kissy" channels VU through a Jesus & Mary Chain/Mazzy Star filter, "Fried My Little Brains" is a revved-up stomper, and "Wait" showcases Mosshart's powerful and expressive lead vocals. An assured and dynamic debut, MEAN SIDE kicks off the Kills' career with considerable verve and aplomb.

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